computation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌkɒmpjʊˈteɪʃən/ (Canada, dialectal) of the US
- /ˌkɒmpjʊˈtæɪʃən/ (New-Zealand)
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- [ˌkɔ̟mpjʊˈtæɪʃən] (New-Zealand)
- /ˌkɒmpjʊˈteɪʃn̩/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌkɑmpjʊˈteɪʃn̩/ (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
- /ˌkɔmpjʊˈtæɪʃən/ (Australia)
Etymology
From late Middle English computacioun, from Middle French computation, from Latin computatiō, from computare (“sum up, reckon, compute”); see compute. Morphologically compute + -ation.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The act or process of computing; calculation; reckoning.
As there are some naturally deficient in the power of computation, others in an ear for harmony, so Francis Evelyn was utterly devoid of truth—he neither understood its moral beauty nor its actual utility.
1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter IV, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume I, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 42:
- (countable, uncountable) The result of computation; the amount computed.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| computations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
computationism · subcomputation · recomputation · supercomputation · computative · computation tree logic · microcomputation · computation time · geocomputation · biocomputation · computationist · hypercomputation · noncomputation · computation history · neurocomputation · computational · precomputation · metacomputation · miscomputation
Synonyms
ciphering (act or process of computing) · calculus
Translations (44)
cy cyfrifiant (the act or process of computing) · io komputuro (the result of computation) · it computo (the act or process of computing) · de Berechnung (the result of computation) · tg муҳосаба (the act or process of computing) · ca còmput (the result of computation) · grc συλλογισμός (the act or process of computing) · ja 計算 (the act or process of computing) · fr comptage (the act or process of computing) · tl tuos (the act or process of computing) · enm computacioun (the act or process of computing) · bg разчет (the result of computation) · pt computação (the act or process of computing) · enm acounte (the act or process of computing) · fa محاسبه (the act or process of computing) · ro calcul (the act or process of computing) · pt cômputo (the act or process of computing) · pt cálculo (the act or process of computing) · tl pagtutuos (the act or process of computing) · de Rechnen (the act or process of computing) · ru вычисле́ние (the act or process of computing) · bg изчисление (the act or process of computing) · pl kalkulacja (the result of computation) · hy հաշվարկ (the act or process of computing) · fr résultat (the result of computation) · pl obliczanie (the act or process of computing) · ga ríomh (the act or process of computing) · pl obliczenie (the result of computation) · fr calcul (the act or process of computing) · id komputasi (the act or process of computing) · io komputo (the act or process of computing) · fi laskeminen (the act or process of computing) · de Berechnung (the act or process of computing) · sk výpočet (the act or process of computing) · ca còmput (the act or process of computing) · es cálculo (the act or process of computing) · pl kalkulacja (the act or process of computing) · gd tomhas (the act or process of computing) · tl tuos (the result of computation) · it calcolo (the act or process of computing) · es cómputo (the act or process of computing) · ca resultat (the result of computation) · nl berekening (the act or process of computing) · ar تحسيب (the act or process of computing)